>I think eSports, particularly DOTA2's TI is far, far more relevant to young men than Football at this point and has true global appeal. To be fair, it is also

>I think eSports, particularly DOTA2's TI is far, far more relevant to young men than Football at this point and has true global appeal. To be fair, it is also much muuuuuch cheaper to go and watch a Live match of League/Overwatch/Dota. I went to TI8 and the tickets were $190 for the final 3 days; I even got a cosmetic that I was able to sell for $400 on the steam marketplace. Even comparing a Major LAN event to a Single match of any sport can be a magnitude of difference in terms of price. Also like you mentioned, the global appeal is crazy strong. I saw so many people from China, South East Asia, South America, Europe and the Middle East at these LANs regardless of venue. However I do think OWL represent the future which is overly stuffy, no fun allowed, corporate events that are just trying to appeal to advertisers and investors; which is kinda lame. Dota and fighting games still have grassroots feel despite having massive tournaments with hundreds of thousands of viewers.